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Electron Configuration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
1s2s2p3s2
a)
Neon
b)
Magnesium
c)
Aluminum
d)
Potassium
2.
Which is the electron configuration for an oxygen atom?
a)
1s22s22p63s23p64s2
b)
1s22s22p4
c)
1s22s22p6
d)
1s22s22p63s23p6
3.
What is the maximum number of electrons that an orbital can have?
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
3 electrons
d)
4 electrons
4.
How many valence electrons are represented here?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
2
d)
8
5.
How many d orbitals are there in a given sublevel?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
6.
How many p orbitals are there in a sublevel?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
4
d)
3
7.
How many electrons can the d sublevel hold?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
2
d)
4
8.
What is this element? 
1s22s22p63s23p6
4s23d104p6
a)
Argon
b)
Krypton
c)
Selenium
d)
Bromide
9.
What atom matches this electron configuration?
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d9
a)
Mercury
b)
Gold
c)
Platinum
d)
Thallium
10.
What is the shorthand electron configuration for Sulfur atom?
a)
[Ar] 3p4
b)
[He] 3s23p4
c)
[Ne] 3s23p4
d)
[Na] 3s23p3
11.
How many electrons can the first energy level hold?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
8
d)
0
12.
How many valence electrons does Chlorine have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
7
d)
5
13.
How many valence electrons does phosphorus have?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
8
d)
15
14.
What element has the valence shell configuration
3s2 3p2
a)
Al
b)
B
c)
Si
d)
Ga
15.
Which element is pictured?
a)
neon
b)
fluorine
c)
magnesium
d)
argon
16.
What noble gas should be used to write the shorthand configuration for Te?
a)
Ar
b)
Kr
c)
Xe
d)
Sb
17.
Identify the element in Period 5 that has 1 valence electron?
a)
Rb
b)
Nb
c)
Ag
d)
Sb
18.
What element in Period 4 has 5 valence electrons?
a)
Zr
b)
As
c)
V
d)
Sb
19.
Which of the following is a p block element?
a)
Ca
b)
Ar
c)
Re
d)
Au
20.
Electron arrangement that uses arrows
a)
Electron configuration
b)
Shorthand configuration
c)
Lewis dot structure
d)
Orbital diagram